Dean Dinelli Garage Door Installation & Repair

Nice guy, explained what he was doing along the way, price was reasonable.
I called on a Tuesday afternoon, he called me back on Wednesday to confirm Thursday morning. Dean called me at 8am to say he was on the way, arrived at 8:20am, and was all done by 10am.
‘Nuff said.

Maybe they’re great, but I called twice over the course of a a week and they never returned either call. Another highly rated company, A Plus Garage Door, took care of the problem before Dean Dinelli managed to call back.

I’m giving Dean a 5 star because he responded to my emergency quickly, came right over after we talked, knew exactly what the problem was, and in the end his costs were fair.
Nice guy, too.

I should’ve written this long ago. Quite a while ago now, Frank came to install a new garage door. He was on time, thorough and so very nice. It looked great and worked perfectly.
Recently though, we’ve been having problems with the door not opening every single time. Sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn’t. So very annoying.
I called and spoke with Dean. He and Frank both came by immediately as they had a job nearby.
They tightened some stuff and now it all works beautifully again.
Thanks guys, you are the best

Dean came out yesterday, same-​day service, and did a phenomenal job at phenomenal price. Very friendly and very professional. I’ll choose him any day over other services as other people I contacted tried to charge an absurd amount of money. I will be using him for additional work on our new home. I suggest you do the same! Thanks again Dean!

Dean and Frank are wonderful guys who know everything about garage door openers and doors. Small family business so they care a lot about customer service. If Dean and Frank say you need a new opener or door, you do. If they can fix something they will but they don’t push expensive repairs. They can be busy as they do both big commercial and residential jobs… so don’t wait too long to call for an appt. If you have to wait, it will be well worth it because these guys are as honest as they come and exceptionally skilled in their trade. Love them both!

Can you tell there’s a consistent message here about the extra-​professional service of Dean Dinelli’s Garage Door Installation & Repair, just by scanning the list of 5 star reviews…
I’m adding my 5 star review as an SF based homeowner who has relied on this service for the past four years. Dean and Frank always go the extra mile to provide a speedy, competent solution to whatever emergency arises when that garage door goes on the blink, or needs replacing. They just did it again today.
They are more than fair in their pricing and responsiveness. So much so that I’m signing up with them to replace our old garage doors with new ones.
Thanks Dean & Frank for demonstrating each and every day that old fashioned quality service still exists in San Francisco. It makes such a difference!

Awesome service! I called in the morning. Dean immediately returned my call. Later that day they came over fixed the garage remote, programmed new remotes and even fixed things I didn’t realize was an issue and a very fair charge. They were super friendly, fast and informative. They will be my go to and who I recommend for any garage door service needs.

We have hired Dean in the past and been quite happy with his work. We needed an urgent repair of our rental home’s garage door as our tenant’s car was locked in the garage. I called, left a message, and received a call back within a very short time. Dean came out within 2 hours from my first phone call and repaired the door the same day. Thanks so much, Dean!

Hello Unilocalers! Had to write this review to express how extremely happy I am with Dean and his work! My 15+ years old garage door opener fried itself (literally smoke pouring out) and went online to find one of the larger garage door companies I’d seen around town. Luckily, I happened upon Dean’s info on Unilocal and read all the great reviews so felt he was the guy to call (working with small, family owned businesses is priority 1 in my book). I was not disappointed! He called me promptly back, we set up a time to have him take a look. He showed up exactly as scheduled, gave me all the options and let me decide what was best for me. No hard sell of any kind. I told him what I wanted, he said he could do it the same day and was back in a few hours with everything ready to go! He and his son did a great job installing a new garage door opener (with new rail), switched out my clanky/​noisy metal rollers for new, quiet rollers (quality nylon. I recommend doing this!), and deleted/​cleaned up all wiring, etc. from my old system. The new set up works great and I couldn’t be happier… all done in about 1.5 hours! Also, his new garage door package (quality LiftMaster brand) included tons of extras that most sellers sell piece by piece to increase costs. We got 2 door openers, a wall mounted push button opener, new sensors for auto stop, an exterior, wireless keypad system and even an internet enabled device that allows me to control the garage door via my iPhone with an app! His whole package (garage opener, all accessories, materials and labor was not that much more than some garage door openers I’d seen online (and nothing beats getting the piece of mind that things were done right, the 1^st time!) Needless to say, I can’t recommend Dean and his son enough as they are top notch. Great work Dean! I’m a very satisfied customer!

Super competent and and friendly guys. The new garage door and opener look great and I’d highly recommend Dean and his team to anyone.

Dean Dinelli really knows what he is doing. Really great. He looked at my old old garage door opener — got some spare parts and fixed it saving me tons of money. He didn’t try and up-​sell me anything (as others did on the phone) and I really cannot say good enough things about him. This is the only phone call you need to make.

I called aplus garage doors when my door got stuck on New Year’s Day. Didn’t expect a response (hey, it’s a holiday). But, at 2pm the next day, I still had no response. So, I called again, and no one answered. I called Dean Dinelli. He immediately called me back, was at my house within an hour, and fixed it all new! Very reasonable price, and just a good SF craftsman. I really highly recommend him.

Fantastic experience start to finish. Actually pre-​start to finish. Last year my garage door broke. Dean came and fixed it, but we knew the fix was temporary. He didn’t charge me for the fix, and instead just asked me to buy a new door from him when it broke again for good.
This is the kind of customer service that we need more of.
Well, sure enough last month the door permanently died. The motor was still good, but the door and mechanism were so old it was time for a whole new system. Dean requoted it for the same amount he had quoted me over a year ago! I placed the order, a few weeks later he came and installed it. It looks fantastic and works like a charm, even though our oddly-​configured garage required significant customization to the door.
Three months ago we had the back of our building painted, a project that was a complete clusterf – k and nearly caused us to sue the contractor. The experience with Dean was the exact opposite — he was courteous, responsive, punctual, reasonably priced, and the work was very high quality.
I only regret that I have but one garage door for Dean to replace.

My giant spring broke on my ancient Garage door on my 1960 house. Dean was there 1^st thing. 20 minutes later both springs were replaced and my car rescued. Old time San Franciscan QUALITY WORK!

I came to Dean with a vintage (super-​old) Genie garage door opener that was on the fritz. Instead of just trying to sell me a new one, Dean used his knowledge and experience to help me troubleshoot. He knows his stuff.
You can be sure when the Genie finally dies, I’ll be going to Dean for a new garage opener. He’s just the kind of great pro you want to have in your neighborhood.

I have to write a review about this guy. Dean is so awesome! Our building’s garage door broke, and it looked really bad. No car could get out, and it almost fell on one guy’s head! He responded to our call with urgency and got here as fast as he could. He and another guy fixed it under an hour! He fixed the hinges & broken spring, and it works great! Thank you, Dean! Honestly, we all thought we’d have to replace the 20 yr old door and it would be super expensive. But, he was so professional and honest (as well as knows what the hell he’s doing!), it brought our stress level down a lot. We have enough worries in our life without a garage door breaking down, right? I can’t praise this guy enough. Highly recommend him.

Dean installed a garage door at the house that broke, but was still under warranty. Not realizing that it was still warranteed, I actually had another garage door guy come out, and he told me to contact the original vendor, Dean, since it was a top of the line opener, and probably still under warranty. When I called Dean, the first thing he did was disparage the other garage door guy, saying he’d «never heard of him», as if his opinion couldn’t be valid. I ignored this, since he made an appointment to come out and check the unit. When he did, sure enough, the broken part was under warranty, and he was going to order it and replace it, with just a labor cost to me.
A month went by, and I didn’t hear from him. I called again, and Dean said that he’d ordered the part, and was awaiting its arrival. Three more weeks went by, and I left him messages requesting an update on the part, and a time table for getting the garage door opener fixed. He never called back. I tried one final phone message after about 2 more weeks. No response. Dean, where did you go? I guess Dean likes the profit of new garage door installation, but as far as customer service and standing behind his work… it’s not his forte.

Another Unilocal success!
I needed my garage door fixed – and quick! So I did a quick Unilocal search and – behold! – right in my neighborhood – just what I needed, and well-​regarded by Unilocalers. For good reason.
Dean got back to me quick, was able to come over quick, and less than an hour later my ancient garage door had a new spring and shiny cables.
We shook hands and I said, «I’ll see you in 15 years.»
«That’s about right,» he said, and away he went, with a shiny new check (he don’t accept plastic, and good for him).

I called Dean to take a look at my garage door, as I thought it needed balancing and possibly a new torsion spring, since the existing one is 15 years old. He returned my call immediately and was happy to come by the same day.
It turns out that the door is fine, and he didn’t recommend a pro-​active replacement of the spring since sometimes they can last a really long time. He gave me some good advice on what to do if (when?) it DOES break. And although it turned out that I had wasted his time, since I didn’t need any work done after all, he was friendly and didn’t try to charge me.
I think he’s knowledgable, responsive and honest, and I won’t hesitate to call again when I have a REAL problem.